Death by Force10th anniversary

Lavonta Luckett

Male, age 22 · Carthage, Mississippi

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small town of Carthage, Mississippi, the holiday season of 2016 was irrevocably marred by a tragic act of violence that cut short the life of a young man. Lavonta Luckett, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on December 23, a devastating event that…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Pamela Kay Williams

Female, age 54 · Pope, Mississippi

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Friday afternoon just two days before Christmas in 2016, the life of 54-year-old Pamela Kay Williams came to a tragic and unexpected end in Pope, Mississippi. A dedicated postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, she was well-known and liked by those…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Devin Tremaine Jones

Male, age 24 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December evening in Hampton, Virginia, the life of 24-year-old Devin Tremaine Jones, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On December 23, 2016, at approximately 10:22 PM, Jones was the victim of a fatal shooting at the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Devon Sullivan

Male, age 13 · Elkhart, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In Elkhart, Indiana, on December 23, 2016, a 13-year-old male named Devon Raye Sullivan was at a friend's house when he sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the neck. Medics were called to the residence on San Lu Rae Drive and transported him to Elkhart General…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kevin Dudley

Male, age 33 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December day in Indianapolis, a brutal crime cut short the life of 33-year-old Kevin Dudley. The African American man was discovered on December 23, 2016, bound and fatally wounded inside a pickup truck at the Wildwood Village Apartments on the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Johnny Glenn Pritchard Sr.

Male, age 46 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a crisp winter day in Summerville, South Carolina, just two days before Christmas in 2016, the life of Johnny Glenn Pritchard Sr. came to an end. The 46-year-old male passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016. At the time of this writing, online sources do…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Shafiyyah Sade Roberts

Female, age 24 · Sacramento, California

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Shafiyyah Sade Roberts, a 24-year-old woman from Vallejo, California, tragically lost her life on December 26, 2016, in Sacramento. She was driving in a Sacramento neighborhood when her vehicle was struck by gunfire. The incident occurred in the 1200 block of…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Anthony Fontana

Male, age 47 · Port-richey, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Fontana, a 47-year-old male from Port Richey, FL, was tragically shot and killed on December 23, 2016. The incident occurred at a residence on Maplewood Drive in Port Richey. Fontana, who did not have a permanent address, was found lying in the front…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jose Alonso Rodriguez

Male, age 23 · Wimauma, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jose Alonso Rodriguez, a 23-year-old resident of Wimauma, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing, as it was the result of a violent altercation. According to reports, Jose was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Makayla Dennard

Female, age 16 · Palm-beach-gardens, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Makayla Dennard, a 15-year-old African American girl from Riviera Beach, Florida, tragically lost her life on December 23, 2016. She was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting while sitting in a vehicle on West 36th Street in Riviera Beach, just days before…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Amber Welch

Female, age 30 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a quiet street in Savannah, Georgia, the life of 30-year-old Amber Welch was tragically cut short in the days leading up to Christmas. On December 23, 2016, she was found deceased on Grove Point Road in what authorities would later describe as an apparent…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brian Deon Byrd

Male, age 24 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brian Deon Byrd, a 24-year-old African American male from Joliet, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2016. Byrd was killed as he was driving home from last-minute Christmas shopping. He was shot in the head and crashed into another car before…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Gorski

Male, age 30 · Libertyville, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

David Gorski, a 30-year-old Caucasian male from Libertyville, IL, passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2016. He was born on July 31, 1986, in Evanston, IL, to James "Jay" and Dolores Gorski. David was known for his soft-spoken, kindhearted, and genuine…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Joseph P Anderson

Male, age 29 · Harvey, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a quiet morning just two days before Christmas, the body of Joseph P. Anderson, a male, was discovered. It was Friday, December 23, 2016, at approximately 7:18 a.m. when authorities were alerted to the grim finding in the 3800 block of Mercer Lane in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kendrick Bell

Male, age 28 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a December evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of Kendrick Deon Bell Sr. was tragically cut short. On Friday, December 23, 2016, the 28-year-old man was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting occurred on Denham…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Mito Ramirez

Male, age 50 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a December afternoon in Baton Rouge, a confrontation led to the death of 50-year-old Mito Ramirez. The incident, which took place on December 23, 2016, unfolded in the front yard of a home on Monterrey Boulevard. Ramirez, a male…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

William Kline

Male, age 54 · Duson, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas, a pizza delivery driver's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. William Kline, a 44-year-old male, was working his shift for Papa John's on the afternoon of December 23, 2016, when he was shot and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ellis Bradham

Male, age 27 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ellis Bradham, a 27-year-old African American male, was found dead on December 23, 2016, in northwest Charlotte, North Carolina. His body was discovered in the woods of Shuffletown Park, located in the 9500 block of Bellhaven Boulevard. Bradham had been…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Demeki Lashae Walker

Female, age 39 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Demeki Lashae Walker, a 39-year-old woman from Columbus, OH, tragically lost her life on December 23, 2016. Her body was discovered in a trash fire behind a building in the Hilltop neighborhood. Investigators believe that Walker was murdered and her body was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Dominic Pedro

Male, age 2 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dominic Carlos Pedro, a two-year-old boy from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on December 23, 2016. Dominic was lovingly remembered as the son of Jose Sr. and Nekia Pedro, and the brother to Jose Pedro Jr., Nicholas Huynh, and Isaiah Pedro. His death…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Mario Senter

Male, age 43 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mario Senter, a 43-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Dayton, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 23, 2016. The cause of his death was determined to be a gunshot wound. Frederick Williams, a resident of Dayton, was indicted for reckless…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Joseph Gordon

Male, age 25 · Clarksville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2016, a tragedy unfolded in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Royster Lane in Clarksville, Tennessee, that cut short the life of Joseph Gordon. The 25-year-old African American man was discovered deceased…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Carlos Dewayne Williams

Male, age 58 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Carlos Dewayne Williams, a 58-year-old African American male from Houston, Texas, passed away on December 23, 2016. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was murdered. The investigation into his death led to the arrest of a suspect. The suspect…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Dustin Shane Mann

Male, age 19 · Palestine, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dustin Shane Mann, a 19-year-old male from Palestine, Texas, tragically passed away on December 23, 2016, due to a fatal accident. Dustin grew up in Palestine but moved to Independence, Kansas, where he graduated from high school. He is survived by his mother…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Javier Eduardo Rodgriguez

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 23, 2016, Javier Eduardo Rodgriguez, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at 2851 Wallingford Drive, where Eduardo was critically wounded by gunfire. He was returning home from a store in West…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

John Patrick Clark

Male, age 48 · Pomona, California

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On Friday, December 23, 2016, forty-eight-year-old John Patrick Clark died at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona, California. According to official Los Angeles County records, Clark was born on November 21, 1968, and was a White male.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Hector Serrano

Male, age 27 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

Hector Serrano, aged 27, was fatally shot on December 23, 2011, in Oakland, California. Hector, known as "Guero" among his friends and family, became one of the many victims of Oakland's struggle with high levels of gun violence. His death occurred on…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Joseph Zargo

Male, age 27 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2011, a 27-year-old Hispanic male named Joseph A. Zargo of West Haven, Connecticut, was shot and killed on Houston Street in New Haven. The incident, which marked the city's 33rd homicide of the year, was the tragic…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Martell T Wesley

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

Martell T. Wesley, aged 20, was fatally shot on December 23, 2011, in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. He was killed while inside a vehicle, which reflects the frequent drive-by shootings that plagued the city during that period. The homicide of…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Brandon Hall

Male, age 20 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, an argument between two men who knew each other escalated into a fatal encounter on a Rochester street. On the evening of August 20, 2023, gunshots echoed in the vicinity of North Plymouth Avenue and Ambrose Street. When Rochester…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jerome Page

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jerome Page, a 45-year-old man, was found dead in his Greensboro, North Carolina apartment on December 23, 2011. His death was later ruled a homicide. Page was discovered at his residence on Willow Road, and the Greensboro Police Department launched an…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jonathan Bell

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a chilly evening just two days before Christmas in 2011, a young man named Jonathan Bell left his mother's home in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. At 22 years old, he was on his way to exchange gifts with a girl he was seeing. His mother, Tina…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Lawrence Jones

Male, age 24 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a December evening just before Christmas in 2011, a traffic stop in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood ended in the death of 24-year-old Lawrence A. Jones Jr. The incident, which occurred on December 23, 2011, involved two undercover Pittsburgh police…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Admad Pone

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

On December 23, 2011, Admad Pone, a 17-year-old from Philadelphia, was tragically shot and killed, adding to a particularly violent year in the city. Pone’s death highlights the persistence of youth gun violence, a critical issue that year as Philadelphia saw…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Craig Gibson

Male, age 36 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

Craig Gibson, a 36-year-old male from Chester, PA, tragically died on December 23, 2011. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger criminal investigation involving multiple individuals. Witnesses reported that Gibson was present at the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Heather Quan

Female, age 21 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 23, 2006 · 20 years ago

On the evening of December 23, 2006, Heather Quan, a 21-year-old female, was at her Phoenix, Arizona apartment with her boyfriend, Ryan Waller. An unexpected and violent encounter shattered their quiet night when two men, Richie Lee Carver and his father…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Steven Castro

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2006 · 20 years ago

Steven Castro, a 23-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2006, in Houston, TX. Castro and his friends were in the parking lot of Emiliano's nightclub located in the 7700 block of Lyons after the club closed. Around 2:15 am, a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Therea Wlson

Female, age 26 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 23, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the winter of 1977, the life of a 26-year-old African-American woman named Therea Wilson, also known as Theresa "Mona" Wilson, was brutally cut short in Hartford, Connecticut. For years, her family was left to grapple with a fabricated story of her demise…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Brenda Mitchell

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2001 · 25 years ago

Brenda Mitchell, a 45-year-old woman, was found deceased on December 23, 2001, in Columbus, Ohio. She suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head, and her body was discovered at her residence on East Rich Street. The circumstances surrounding her death remain…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Donald Miller

Male, age 33 · New-bern, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2001 · 25 years ago

Detective Donald Miller, aged 33, was shot and killed on December 23, 2001, while off duty in New Bern, North Carolina. Miller, a male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a dedicated officer with the New Bern Police Department and had served in law enforcement for…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Larry King

Male · Tyler, Texas

Found Dec 23, 1996 · 30 years ago

Larry King was killed in Tyler, Texas, on December 23, 1996, in what remains a cold case to this day. On the evening of the incident, police responded to what initially appeared to be a traffic accident on North Pabst Street. King’s vehicle had struck a…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Linda Neukum

Female · San Diego, California

Found Dec 23, 1981 · 45 years ago

Linda Neukum was seen leaving the Marion Hotel in downtown San Diego during the late evening hours of December 23, 1981. At approximately 11 p.m. a bystander found Neukum staggering out of an alley toward 300 Market Street. Neukum collapsed, telling the…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Charles S. Mehlberg

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 23, 1981 · 45 years ago

Charles S. Mehlberg, a 25-year-old White male, was a Milwaukee Police Department officer who had served on the force for nearly four years after previously working as a police aide. His death came after an armed robbery late on the night of December 22, 1981…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

John Machajewski

Male, age 24 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 23, 1981 · 45 years ago

John Machajewski, a 24-year-old White male and Milwaukee police officer, was killed in the line of duty on December 23, 1981, after responding with Officer Charles S. Mehlberg to an armed robbery at Alfred’s House of Bourbon in Milwaukee. Shortly before…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Joan Richburg

Female, age 24 · Colonie, New York

Killed Dec 23, 1976 · 50 years ago

Joan Richburg, a 24-year-old woman from Colonie, New York, disappeared into the holiday crush at Colonie Center on December 23, 1976. She was White. In the bright, ordinary bustle of last-minute shopping, the night carried the kind of invisibility predators…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Elijah F. Lige Hoskins

Male, age 38 · Crab-orchard, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the waning days of December 1911, a violent altercation in the small town of Crab Orchard, Kentucky, claimed the life of Deputy Marshal Elijah F. 'Lige' Hoskins, a 38-year-old male. The fatal incident began on the evening of December 23rd at a local soft…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Russell Williams

Male, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the afternoon hours of a chilly Thursday just before Christmas, gunfire shattered the quiet of a Southeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood. When the sounds of the shots subsided, 28-year-old Russell Williams had lost his life in a brazen act of violence that…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Gilbert Evans

Male, age 63 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of December 23, 2021, a violent tragedy unfolded in the Mark Twain neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Just days before the Christmas holiday, police officers received a call at approximately 1:55 p.m. reporting a shooting in the 5300 block…

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Deaths by Force on December 23

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